AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300

General info

Comparing Core 2 Quad Q9300 and Athlon 64 FX-72 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1996	2061
Value for money	2.00	4.28
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Yorkfield (2007−2009)	Windsor (2006−2009)
Release date	March 2008 (15 years old)	November 2006 (16 years old)
Current price	$103	$28

Technical specs

Core 2 Quad Q9300 and Athlon 64 FX-72 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.5 GHz	2.8 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	6 MB (shared)	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	90 nm
Die size	2x 81 mm2	235 mm2
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71 °C	no data
Number of transistors	456 million	227 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	-	no data
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.3625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Quad Q9300 and Athlon 64 FX-72 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	LGA775	F
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Quad Q9300 and Athlon 64 FX-72. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	+	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Quad Q9300 and Athlon 64 FX-72 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Quad Q9300 and Athlon 64 FX-72 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Quad Q9300 and Athlon 64 FX-72. Depending on the motherboards, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

DDR1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Core 2 Quad Q9300 outperforms Athlon 64 FX-72 by 9% in our combined benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	1.55	1.42
Boost clock speed	2500	2800
Chip lithography	45 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	125 Watt

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